A Few of Houston’s Accidental Gun Deaths
by Emily DePrang / Posted on | No CommentsThe renewed debate over gun control has lately settled into two broad camps: those who think more guns in the right hands would reduce [...]
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Josh Gravens, Subject of Observer Feature, Removed from Sex Offender Registry
by Emily DePrang / Posted on | 3 CommentsThe Texas Observer’s June cover story, “Life On the List,” looked at what happens when children are placed on Texas’ public sex offender registry. [...]
Read full postUS Justice Department Investigates HPD for Excessive Force
by Emily DePrang / Posted on | No CommentsThe Houston Chronicle reported today that the U.S. Justice Department is investigating six relatively recent cases of shootings or alleged use of force violations [...]
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Is Larry Swearingen Innocent?
by Alex Hannaford / Posted on | No CommentsNine forensic experts say Swearingen is on death row for a murder he couldn’t have committed, yet Texas courts won’t grant a new trial.
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Auctions of Juvenile Treatment Space to End Following Observer Story
by Patrick Michels / Posted on | No CommentsThe Juvenile Justice Association of Texas will quit auctioning treatment space in response to criticism from state Sen. John Whitmire, following a Texas Observer story.
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